I’ve been remiss in posting race results lately, so here are a few RunTuff performances from the past few weeks: Ruth Shields ran the Emily McWilliams memorial mile in 7:30 on June 27th.Ann Lynn ran the Revolutionary Run 5K on July 4th in high temperatures and humidity in 33:07.Crys Holm suffered through hellish conditions on July 6th to complete the Sodus Bay Lighthouse 5K in 46:28.Ruth Shields ran the world-famous Delta Chicken Run 5K in Read more…
This past Sunday was the Utica Boilermaker 15K, which I have run every year since 2001. In 2006, I ran under an hour for the first time, and ever since then I have tried to equal or surpass that feat. My times have ranged from 54 minutes on an uncommonly cool day, to 59 minutes after bopping around Europe for two and a half weeks prior to race day. This year, I knew I was Read more…
Well, that got your attention, didn’t it? You may think that I am just using a clickbait title, and here I will explain how actually, I think they are not dumb, and all will be happy and shiny. But that’s not the case. I’m sticking by my opinion, and that is: triathlons are dumb. But you see, I am also of the belief that marathons are dumb, and ultramarathons are dumb, and lots of things Read more…
I don’t write a lot of race reports these days, mostly because I haven;t done any races that I thought worthy of an actual write-up afterward. But I feel that it would be good for me to write up a recap of the Newport Marathon in Oregon. My training leading up to this race has been sporadic at best. I spent much of last fall and winter enjoying a bit of a hiatus from hard Read more…
Okay, now that I have your attention, let me explain myself. Tapering is most assuredly not for chumps, and is practically a requirement for running a good marathon. But I am not going to taper for the Newport Marathon on June 1st. Why not, you may ask? Because my training has been so sporadic and minimal, that a taper would make no sense, given the lack of volume I am running right now. Consider: before Read more…
All alliteration aside (see what I did there?), two RunTuff athletes performed very well on May 5th at two different 10-mile races. Ruth Shields went to Syracuse to run the notoriously challenging and hilly Mountain Goat 10-miler, and smashed her goal of 90 minutes by running a superb 1:27:22! Ruth continues to impress me with her toughness and great attitude. Next up for her are the three upcoming Rochester Runner of the Year races in Read more…
Over the past few years, I have tried various strength routines in an attempt to not only get stronger, but to become more injury-proof as well. I even have a strength training for distance runners plan that I have used in the past. But I find myself doing that less and less these days, and trying other plans. Brad Stuhlberg’s Minimalist Strength Workout seems to be the best one so far. Now, pundits will claim Read more…
Welcome back to Ann Lynn, who is once again going to be training for a marathon; this time she is targeting the Steamtown Marathon in October. Her last marathon, Chicago in 2016, was a terrific success as she smashed her previous PR of 5:01 with a 4:18:51. She will aiming for a 3:45 at Steamtown. Let’s do this!!
A few weeks ago, right after the Running of the Green 5-miler, I pulled an abdominal/groin muscle and had to take a few weeks easy. I saw a sports medicine doctor who confirmed that I strained my abdominal and hip flexor muscles. At that point, the pain was nearly all gone and I had resumed doing some harder workouts. Sometime since then, however, I seem to have pulled it again. It’s not as bad as Read more…
Back in my younger, even dumber days, I dreaded skipping a run. Even after a hard workout or long run, I would typically log at least 6 miles, just to tick off the fact that I ran that day. If I did somehow skip a day, I would always feel awful the next day; like I hadn’t run in months. So it was very rare for me to take a true rest day, and I Read more…